Daily Hansan
57th Year, No. 46 SECTION B
LAWRENCE, KANSAS
Friday, November 20,1959
Seven Seniors in Last College Game
Duane Morris
Lave Harris
John Peppercorn
Bale Remsberg
Dick Rohlf
Five Linemen, Two Backs to Graduate
Ken Fitch
By Bill Blundell
Seven seniors will bid farewell to their collegiate football careers tomorrow when the Jayhawkers will play host to Missouri in Memorial Stadium.
Marking the end of four years of hard work will be DeWitt Lewis, Dale Remsberg, Ken Fitch, Dick Rohlf, Duane Morris, Dave Harris and John Peppercorn.
Fitch, another ex-guard, has handled the left tackle slot admirably for Coach Jack Mitchell.
Lewis, a 6-0 195 pounder from Barnesville, Ohio, took over at the starting right tackle post this season after serving previously at end and guard. He filled a big hole in the Kansas line after Fitch was injured in the Boston University game.
Ken sat out three games after an injury in the BU contest, but returned to action last week. He has also served as a Kansas co-captain along with Peppercorn.
For three years Peppercorn has been one of the most outstanding
Remsberg, a versatile 195-pound end from Iola, ranks as one of the best all-around ends on the team. KU fans will remember his spectacular grab of a John Haddi pass to score the Jayhawker's only touchdown against Nebraska.
Rohlf, a two-letter veteran combining speed and agility in his 5-10, 185 pound frame, has been a standout at guard all season. Starting every game, Dick, who hails from Kirkwood, Mo., has been a bulwark in the center of the KU line.
players ever to wear a Jayhawker uniform. Winner of all-conference honors last year at tackle, John returned to his old position at end and has terrorized enemy backfields all season.
Morris has developed into one of KU's top quarterbacks in the past three years. Used principally as a halfback during the '58 season, Duane still managed to rank fourth in the conference passing derby with a total of 296 yards.
Rounding out the list of seniors is Harris. Plagued by injuries this season, Dave didn't have the chance to become a backfield starter. Still, his electrifying 60-yard touchdown dash against Oklahoma ranks as one of the most exciting runs of the season.
DeWitt Lewis
Homecoming History Filled With Rivalry, Upsets, Ties
By Doug Yocom
Twelve years ago this Homecoming a fiery band of Kansas Jayhawkers lined up against Missouri with visions of a postseason bowl game in the sunny South.
KU and the Oklahoma Sooners were tied for the Big Six championship, each with three victories and one tie (the tie coming in the KU-OU game). But officials of both bowls had expressed more interest in the Jayhawkers than in Oklahoma.
The outcome of that Kansas-Missouri game has almost become a legend. Led by All-America Ray Evans and sophomore Forrest Griffith, the Jayhawkers marched 94 yards to score the winning touchdown with only 65 seconds remaining in the game to provide a 20-14 victory. A Homecoming crowd of 41,500 saw the game — a single-game record that still stands today.
A month and a half later the Jayhawkers were in the Orange Bowl at Miami, Fla.. playing highly-regarded Georgia Tech. Ironically;) the "Ramblin'
Wrecks" defeated Kansas 20-14, the same score that had been the magic number in the Missouri contest.
The Kansas-Missouri game has provided a stadium full of excitement every year since the beginning of the rivalry 68 years ago.
During these years the two teams have met in every year except war-torn 1918. Kansas has a one-game edge in the series, 30-29. Eight games have ended in ties.
Almost every tied game indicates an exciting, balanced contest. Last year's 13-13 thriller is no exception as it will be remembered for years to come by many—especially Homer Floyd. With 30 seconds remaining in Floyd's collegiate football career, the star halfback caught a Larry McKown pass and raced 55 yards for a tie producing touchdown. KU missed the extra point but coming from behind to tie the Tigers was sufficient reason for the goal posts to come crashing down.
Earlier K an s a-s-Missouri games have also provided their
share of the thrills that come with an interstate rivalry.
Back in 1951 the Jayhawkers finished their best season since 1947 by trouncing the Tigers 41-28 before a capacity Homecoming crowd of 35,000. Their record was eight wins and two losses. This made them the seventh team in KU's 62-year-old history to compile a comparable record.
Still further back in the annals of KU-MU football history lies a record that is seldom duplicated by any team. This was the year (1921) KU ended their season without a touchdown being scored against them. Two field goals were kicked by Jayhawker opponents, Oklahoma and Missouri, but Kansas still ended with five wins, three ties and no losses.
Kansas was highly favored over the Tigers as Washington University had upset MU the week prior to the KU game. Earlier in the season the Jayhawkers had defeated Washington by an 83-0 score, one of the highest scores ever compiled by a Kansas team in a single game.
By Bill Blundell
Coach Mitchell's charges will complete a hectic season tomorrow when they tangle with Dan Devine's Missouri Tigers in the ancient Homecoming series which saw the two clubs play their first classic in 1912.
A balanced attack keynotes the Tiger efforts thus far. Speedy halfback Mel West will give the Jayhawkers a chance to test their ground defense, which has been stingy to other KU opponents this year. The versatile MU back ranks high in the Big Eight ratings for yardage gained.
But throttling Phil Snowden's passing will be Mitchell's primary concern. The Tiger quarterback takes full advantage of the off-ball defense produced by a good all-around attack. He'll be looking for those gaps in the secondary that spelled defeat for KU against Colorado. In that game, Buff quarterback Gale Weidman's aerial bombardment made short work of KU's pass defense.
Mitchell is hoping that his "pro" pass defense, unfolded this past week gainst Oklahoma State's strong air game, will contain the powerful Tigers. Using the eight and nine-man rush, Mitchell hopes to hurry Snowden and tie up his pass receivers before they have a chance to
The booming quick kicks of John Hadl may prove a potent deterrent to the smoothly functioning Tiger attack. If the sophomore halfback can deliver a few more of his 60-yards-plus efforts, the Jayhawkers may be able to bottle up MU within its own 20, making passing risky for the Tigers.
break into the Jayhawker deep secondary.
The Kansas attack is well set for tomorrow's battle. The offensive pattern will probably be much the same as in the past games, with Hadl and McClinton carrying the mail for the Jayhawks and senior quarterback Duane Morris passing.
McClinton, who is looking better with each game, will be closely watched by the MU defenders. Big Curt has shown great speed in slipping around the ends, and bruising power on the straight-ahead and slant plays.
But Devine can't afford to pay too much attention to McClinton. He might neglect John Hadl, who has been a breakaway sensation all year. Fans will remember his 98-ward taunt against Texas Christin in the season's opener and the spectacular 97 yard kickoff return against the Syracuse juggernaut the following week. Devine will have to keep a
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